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Early
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Variety
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Type
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Leaves
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Description
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Color
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Size
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AAA Relens Sweet Pepper
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A very early and productive sweet pepper. The horn shaped fruit is about 6 inches long. Ripens from green to red.
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Acadian Cherry
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Determinate
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Regular
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Compact plants produce lots of cherry sized flavourful tomatoes.
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Red
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Small
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Ace 55
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Excellent yields of uniform, good tasting red fruits. Developed by the Campbell Soup Company so it's a great soup tomato, but it's good for eating fresh too..
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Red
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Large
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Amish Cherry
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Determinate
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Regular
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Excellent tasting big yellow cherry tomatoes. Huge yields.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Basketvee
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Determinate
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Regular
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Good tasting baseball sized red fruit. Still available commercially.
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Red
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Medium
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Belmonte
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Determinate
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Regular
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Tolerates cool weather. Tender, fleshy pulp with few seeds. Excellent taste.
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Red
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Medium
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Black Cherry
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very prolific. Cherry tomatoes are about as big around as a quarter and have an excellent taste. Great for salads.
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Black
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Cherry
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Black Pear
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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Brown-red pear shaped tomato with an excellent spicy flavour. Very productive. This is my favourite black tomato, and my wife's overall favourite.
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Black
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Small
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Black Plum
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Outstanding flavour and huge yields.
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Black
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Small
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Black Sea Man
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Determinate
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Regular
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A black heirloom from Russia. The colour is really a dark brown and the shoulders are often still green when ripe. Fruits are small and tasty with a tangy flavour. A small, robust variety.
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Black
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Small
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Black Zebra
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Determinate
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Regular
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Firm fruits are black with a greenish stripe. Very unusual. Tasty, great yields.
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Black
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Small
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Blondkopfchen
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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The name in English means 'Little Blonde Girl'. Prolific producer of small yellow cherry tomatoes. Tasty.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Bloody Butcher
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Determinate
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Regular
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Average yields but good taste.
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Red
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Medium
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Brown Berry
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Determinate
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Regular
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Not as dark as other 'black' tomatoes but these grape size fruits are prolific and have great taste.
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Black
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Cherry
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Brown Pear Shaped
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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Early with good yields. Very similar to Black Pear and Japanese Trifele Black.
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Black
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Small
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Burbank
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed by the famous plant breeder Luther Burbank. Medium sized, uniform deep pink fruit has excellent flavour. A very attractive tomato.
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Red
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Medium
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Burpee's Gloriana
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Determinate
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Regular
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6-8 oz. globe shaped fruit. Good yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Burpees Jubilee
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Determinate
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Regular
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Good yields of yellow, round fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter. Good flavour.
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Yellow
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Medium
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Bush Beefsteak
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Determinate
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Regular
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This tomato was developed in Manitoba in the 1950s and it's a real good one. It was one of the earliest and most productive last year. Fruits are baseball sized, firm and tasty. Didn't appear bothered by any disease.
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Red
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Medium
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Cabot
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in the Maritimes to do well in cool weather. Good production of small globe shaped fruit.
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Red
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Medium
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Camp Joy
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A productive, large, red, sweet cherry tomato. Grows very well in containers. Great taste.
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Red
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Cherry
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Canabec Rouge
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Determinate
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Regular
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Red globe 4-6 oz fruits. Early and productive. Developed in Quebec and released in 1974.
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Red
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Medium
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Canabec Super
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in the 1970s in a Quebec tomato breeding program. Sets fruit during cool weather. Produces lots of 5 oz. fruits.
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Red
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Medium
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Canary Rose
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Determinate
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Regular
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Fruits are very firm and keep well. Good yields.
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Pink
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Small
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Canary Salad
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A large, red cherry tomato about the size of a golf ball. I don't know the real name for this one- my brother in law brought the seeds back from the Canary Islands many years ago.
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Red
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Small
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Ceses Russian
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Good tasting baseball sized yellow fruit. Productive.
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Yellow
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Medium
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Chadwick's Cherry
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very prolific. These are well known for their great taste.
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Red
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Cherry
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Chalk's Early Jewel
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Introduced in the 1920 Burpee seed catalogue. Positively huge yields, and good flavour to boot. A great canning variety as they tend to mature over a short period of time.
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Red
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Medium
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Champion
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very prolific producer of small tasty tomatoes.
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Red
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Small
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Cheezmanni
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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The plant is huge but the fruit is tiny. Lots of fruit but I find it rather bland. Takes up more space than it's worth but if you want to grow it I'll sell you some seeds.
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Red
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Tiny
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Cherokee Purple
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Fruits are a dusky rose colour and have a delicate, mild flavour. Good yields of 12 oz fruits. Dates to prior to 1890.
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Purple
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Large
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Cuban Black
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Oblate 6 oz. reddish bronze fruit. Good taste and huge yields.
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Black
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Medium
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Cuban Small
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Good tasting fruit about the size of a toonie. Huge yields.
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Black
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Small
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Cuomate
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very small fruit. Quite hard to pick and quite frankly not worth the bother as a tomato producer but it might do well as an ornamental plant in your flower garden.
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Red
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Tiny
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Delicious
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A small red tomato with great taste. Very productive.
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Red
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Small
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Doucet's Early Quebec Market
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very early. Tasty fruits are 2-3 in. in diameter. Very productive.
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Red
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Medium
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Doucet's Q-1121
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Determinate
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Regular
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A very prolific, firm paste tomato. Keeps well after picking. Good for bottling.
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Red
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Medium
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Dr. Carolyns
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Large round to olive shaped cherry tomatoes. Fruits are borne in clusters. Extremely heavy yields.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Earlibright
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton. Quite early, productive, good taste.
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Red
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Medium
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Eros
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Determinate
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Regular
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Introduced to North America by German immigrants in the early 1900s. Huge yields of 2 inch round, pretty fruit. Juicy and flavourful. Great for early season salads.
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Red
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Small
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Esthers Cherry
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A very productive yellow cherry tomato. Good taste.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Fireball
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very early and very productive for such an early tomato.
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Red
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Small
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Gardeners Delight
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Nice flavoured red cherry tomato about half an inch in diameter. Very productive. Fruit is grown in clusters of 6 to 12 fruits.
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Red
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Cherry
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German Golden Ribbed
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Good yields of good sized orange tomatoes that are often heavily ribbed.
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Orange
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Medium
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Glacier
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very early, good yielding tomato. Fruits are 2-3 oz. with average flavour.
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Red
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Small
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Glamour
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Determinate
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Regular
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A very old, good tasting variety. Resistant to cracking. Productive. I've grown these for several years for bottling.
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Red
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Medium
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Gold Nugget
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Usually the earliest tomato in our garden. Good yields of yellow cherry tomatoes. Good flavour.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Golden Egg
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Small to medium sized yellow egg shaped fruit. Thick, firm flesh.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Golden Pear
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Great looking orange fruits are shaped like pears. Looks great in salads.
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Orange
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Small
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Grape
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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These are slightly pear shaped and are so sweet they usually don't make it as far as the kitchen.
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Red
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Cherry
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Green Stripe
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Unusual fruitis green with yellow stripes. Variable in size.
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Green
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Medium
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Green Zebra
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Fruits are about 2 in. in diameter and are green with yellowish stripes when ripe. Excellent tart flavour. Very high yields. A real eye catcher! Introduced in 1985.
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Green
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Small
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Harbinger
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Reliably high yields of medium sized red, thin skinned fruits. Does well in cool areas and the flavour is superb. Introduced in 1910.
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Red
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Medium
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Isis Candy Cherry
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Determinate
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Regular
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These are fun to grow. The fruits are multi-coloured and tasty. A great novelty tomato.
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Bi
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Cherry
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Ivory Egg
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Prolific producer of cream coloured egg sized fruit. Great taste.
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White
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Cherry
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Japanese Trifele Black
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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A very good, high yielding tomato. Very similar to Black Pear.
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Black
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Medium
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John Baer
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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We grew these commercially on our farm when I was a child. Solid, meaty old time favourite. Good for eating fresh or canning.
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Red
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Medium
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Latah
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Determinate
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Regular
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Upright plants give good yields of small round tomatoes. Good taste with a good balance of acid and sweetness.
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Red
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Small
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Manitoba
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Determinate
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Regular
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Small, compact plant has good crops of uniform, medium sized red fruit. Developed in Manitoba for prairie conditions. Crack resistant.
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Red
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Medium
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Marizol Magic
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Determinate
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Regular
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Multi coloured fruits on productive, compact plants. A great tomato for kids to grow.
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Bi
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Cherry
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Maskabec
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in Quebec and introduced in 1974. Good producer of 4 to 6 oz. Fruits with good taste.
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Red
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Medium
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Mennonite Heirloom
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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An old Mennonite variety that was introduced to Ontario from Pennsylvania about 1910. Great flavour. Quite firm with a small seed cavity.
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Orange
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Medium
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Moira
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton. Excellent taste and the very best interior colour. This used to be a very common variety but is now very hard to find. Very good yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Moneymaker
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Dark red, good tasting fruit. Heavy producer. 5-6 oz. fruits are crack resistant. An old English greenhouse variety. Disease resistant.
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Red
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Small
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Mrs Kroecker
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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This was given to me by a customer in Western Canada. It's an excellent cherry tomato. They're about an inch across and have a very sweet taste. Great in salads. Prolific production.
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Red
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Cherry
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Nyagous
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Round fruits with smooth skin. A very flavourful black variety. Very productive.
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Black
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Medium
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Oregon Spring
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Determinate
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Regular
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Early, high yields of excellent tasting, uniform sized fruit.
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Red
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Medium
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Ottawa
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very good yields of uniform, round, smooth fruits. No sign of disease. Supposed to be a determinate but grew more like an indeterminate for me.
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Red
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Medium
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Peacevine
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very sweet red cheery tomatoes have a very high vitamin C content. Sprawling disease resistant vines produce huge crops.
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Red
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Cherry
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Peche Jaune
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A beautiful large cherry. Huge yields...a couple of plants will keep you and your neighbours supplied all summer.
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Yellow
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Small
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Petitbec
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Determinate
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Regular
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Deveopedin Quebec. A very prolific cherry tomato with great taste.
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Red
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Cherry
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Pink Ping Pong
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Developed in Ontario in the 1960s. Vigorous vines produce an abundance of georgeous great tasting pink cherry tomatoes about the size of ping pong ball. Very prolific.
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Pink
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Cherry
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Plum Lemon
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Pretty, tasty, small lemon coloured tomatoes. Good yields.
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Yellow
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Small
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Polish Egg
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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3 oz. red egg shaped fruits are very tasty. Extremely prolific producer.
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Red
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Small
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Principe Bourghese
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Determinate
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Regular
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Positively huge yields of small, disease resistant red fruit. The taste is good if eaten fresh but this is the best tomato to use for drying. Also is a good tomato for sauces.
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Red
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Small
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Purple Prince
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Good tasting fruits have a purplish colour. Great yields.
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Purple
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Medium
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Quinte
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Determinate
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Regular
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Disease resistant. This was developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton. Neat, compact, heavy bearing plants. Medium sized, dark red fruit. The skin is thin so they're easily peeled for canning.
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Red
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Medium
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Red Fig
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very similar to Red Pear but the plants are bigger and the yields are huge.
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Red
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Cherry
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Red Pear
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A very prolific, old variety that's been around since the early 1800s. Small, red pear shaped fruit has a sweet flavour. Very high yields. Rambling vines can reach 6 feet.
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Red
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Cherry
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Red Zebra
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Small fruits are streaked with yellow. Very pretty when sliced.
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Bi
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Small
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Roma
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very heavy yields. An excellent red paste tomato. Great for canning. Disease resistant. A very reliable performer.
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Red
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Medium
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Roma Cherry
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Determinate
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Regular
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Sweet spicy flavour is addictive. Roma shaped cherry tomatoes are great fresh or dried. Very productive.
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Red
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Cherry
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Roman Candle
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Determinate
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Regular
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Average producer of yellow horn shaped tomatoes.
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Yellow
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Medium
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Rosabec
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in Quebec. Round, pink fruits have great taste.
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Pink
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Medium
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San Marzano
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Moderately productive. Elongated, red paste type. Thick, dry flesh that's good for sauces, canning or drying. Crack resistant.
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Red
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Medium
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Scotia
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Determinate
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Regular
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Small 3 inch fruit, productive and tasty.
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Red
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Small
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Scotia Paste
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Determinate
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Regular
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A very firm, elongated paste tomato. Prolific.
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Red
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Small
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Siberian
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Determinate
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Regular
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As the name suggests, does well in cool weather. Reasonable production.
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Red
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Small
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Silvery Fir Tree
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Determinate
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Wispy
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Very unique wispy foliage can't be called either regular or potato leaf. A great ornamental plant that's not out of place in the flower bed. The production isn't huge but the taste is quite good. Does well in hanging baskets or a pot on the patio. An heirloom from Russia.
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Red
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Medium
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Sprint
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Determinate
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Regular
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High yields of small good tasting fruit.
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Red
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Small
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Striped Roman
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Elongated fruits are red with yellow streaks. A productive paste type. Not a good keeper.
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Bi
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Medium
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Striped Roman Yellow
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Same as the variety above but this one is yellow with red streaks.
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Bi
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Medium
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Stupice
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Determinate
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Potato
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Very high yields of 2 in. plum shaped fruit are born in clusters. Early. Good flavour for eating fresh and also dries well. An heirloom from Czechoslovakia. A very popular variety as it starts producing very early and continues giving large crops all season.
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Red
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Small
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Sub-Arctic Maxi
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in Alberta in the 1970s for short season regions. Large fruit for an early variety. Very good yields and flavour for such an early variety.
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Red
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Medium
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Sugawarra
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in BC. Lots of sweet tasting fruit.
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Red
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Medium
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Summerjet
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in BC. Quite early and productive. No sign of disease.
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Red
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Medium
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Superbec
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Determinate
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Regular
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Developed in Quebec in 1976. Good yields of flavourful fruit.
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Red
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Medium
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Sweet One Hundred
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Healthy, vigorous plants. High vitamin C content. The vines can climb to 9 feet and produce tons of sweet delicious fruit.
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Red
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Cherry
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Sweet One Million
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Advertised as a hybrid but reproduces true. All my seed is descended from a single plant I purchased at White Rose about 20 years ago. Grows to about 8 feet if you let it climb and produces tons of sweet cherry tomatoes about as big around as a quarter. In all the years I've grown this variety I've never seen any evidence of disease....not even blossom end rot.
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Red
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Cherry
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Thai Pink Egg
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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I grew this for the first time this year and it's a great tomato. Many thanks to Carrie Adams for sending me some seeds. Very prolific and great taste.
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Pink
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Small
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Tigerella
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Red tomatoes with yellow stripes. Productive.
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Bi
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Small
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Tiny Tim
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Determinate
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Regular
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Dwarf plants do very well in containers. Heavy producer of dime sized cherry tomatoes.
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Red
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Cherry
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Tommy Toe
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Determinate
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Regular
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A very productive cherry variety with great taste.
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Red
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Cherry
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Trophy
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Introduced in 1870 for the unbelievable price of $5 per packet and within a year nearly every seed company in the U.S. was carrying this variety. Clusters of medium sized red fruit with outstanding sweet mild flavour.
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Red
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Medium
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Veeroma
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Determinate
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Regular
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A good paste type. Developed in Ontario in the 1970s. Plants are small and the fruit is elongated. Few seeds.
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Red
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Small
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Vivid
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very vibrant colour that's almost fluorescent lasts for a few hours after picking. Good taste and yield.
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Red
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Medium
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White Currant
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Determinate
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Regular
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Compact plants produce hundreds of cream coloured fruits with good flavour.
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White
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Cherry
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Yellow Lollipop
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Small, sweet tasting yellow cherry tomatoes. Prolific.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Yellow Pear
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Fruits are shaped like small yellow pears. A very old, productive variety.
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Yellow
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Cherry
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Mid
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Variety
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Type
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Leaves
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Description
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Color
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Size
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Abraham Lincoln
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Determinate
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Regular
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Medium sized red fruit. Average yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Ailsa Craig
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Developed in Scotland. Above average yields of good tasting, drought resistant golf ball sized red fruit. Does well in cool climates.
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Red
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Small
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Alacrity
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Determinate
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Regular
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A Canadian variety. Good taste,reasonable production.
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Red
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Medium
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Alicante
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Small, round red fruit. Good yield and flavour. Developed in England as a breakfast tomato.
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Red
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Small
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Allegany Sunset
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Beautiful yellow-orange fruit with red marbling. Good flavour with low acid. Very pretty when sliced.
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Bi
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Large
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Antique Roman
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Average producer of yellow horn shaped paste tomatoes.
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Yellow
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Medium
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Arkansas Traveler
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Excellent tasting dark pink fruit. Drought resistant. A very reliable producer. A pre 1900 heirloom.
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Pink
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Medium
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Aunt Jinny's Purple
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Flavourful large fruit. Moderate yields.
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Purple
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Large
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Baba Fana
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Huge pinkish fruits with excellent taste. Yields are good for such a big fruit.
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Pink
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Large
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Beefsteak
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Large, solid fruits with a mild flavour. Still widely available commercially.
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Red
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Large
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Belgian Giant
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Large, red good tasting fruit. Can weigh over a pound.
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Red
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Large
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Believe it or Not
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Good yields of large, smooth shouldered tomatoes. Good flavour. Can grow to 2 lbs. Tender, meaty, juicy flesh.
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Red
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Large
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Bellstar
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Determinate
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Regular
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Good tasting canning tomato. Good yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Big White Pink Stripes
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Big white tomatoes have lovely pink stripes. Not very productive,and not a goodkeeper but they're quite pretty.
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Bi
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Large
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Black Brandywine
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Another good black variety from the Black Sea area. Fruits are 5 to 6 oz. with traditional salty/smokey flavour.
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Black
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Medium
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Black from Tula
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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Typical black tomato taste. Heavy yields of ridged tomatoes. Variable shapes.
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Black
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Medium
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Black Krim
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Medium sized dark red-brown fruits sometimes have green shoulders. Excellent smoky/salty flavour. Great in salads or straight off the vine. From the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea.
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Black
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Medium
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Black Prince
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Dark brown, very sweet fruit. Mild flavour is sweet and rich. Very good yields.
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Black
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Medium
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Black Ruffle
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Ugly, heavily ribbed fruit. Very good taste.
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Black
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Medium
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Bonnie Best
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Excellent yields of good flavoured, average sized fruits. A long time favourite.
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Red
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Medium
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Brandywine Suddoth's
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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A variant of Red Brandywine that's supposedly better tasting than the original. Good yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Brookpact
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Determinate
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Regular
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Small, compact plants produce good yields of flavourful medium to large sized fruit. A good choice if you have limited space.
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Red
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Medium
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Bulgarian Triumph
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very tasty and juicy 3 oz. red fruit. Very productive.
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Red
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Small
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Bull's Heart
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A large paste variety. Moderate yields.
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Red
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Medium
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Burgandy Traveler
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Determinate
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Regular
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A beautiful pink tomato. Above average yields.
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Pink
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Medium
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Bushwhopper
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very high yields of uniform, excellent tasting dark red fruit.
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Red
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Medium
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Canada
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Determinate
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Regular
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Medium sized, smooth round fruit. I don't know the history of this one so I don't know how it ended up with this name.
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Red
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Small
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Cannonball
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Round, globe shaped, solid, fairly crack resistant. Good yields. Good for canning.
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Red
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Medium
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Caspian Pink
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Large, round pink fruits have great flavour and high yields. A good one.
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Pink
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Large
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Chateau Rose
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Fine, sweet and flavourful pink-red French variety. Crack and blemish free. Very productive; excellent flavour. A positively beautiful tomato.
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Pink
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Medium
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Chinese Red
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A very solid paste type. Few seeds. Good flavour.
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Red
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Medium
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Clustermato
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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5-7 oz. round globe shaped fruit. Large numbers of fruit hang in clusters from the vine. A selection made by Gleckers Seedman prior to 1954.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Cobourg
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A good fleshy sauce variety. Originally from France.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Cobra
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Developed for growing in a greenhouse but has produced very well in the field. Uniform, good tasting red fruit. Advertised as a hybrid but has grown true for me for several years.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Cream Sausage
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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I love the look of these. They're 4 inches long and are a beautiful cream colour.
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White
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Medium
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Dark Rose
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very pretty pink tomatoes. Uniform size and shape. Good taste.
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Pink
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Medium
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Doublerich
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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Good yields of 3 in. round fruit. Said to have more vitamin C content than other tomatoes.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Earl of Edgecombe
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Fruits are about 3 inches across and have excellent taste. Originally from New Zealand. They're a very striking orange colour. A real beauty.
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Orange
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Medium
|
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Earliana
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Large, solid tasty fruit. In spite of the name, it's not terribly early but is a good variety none the less. Introduced in 1910.
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Red
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Large
|
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Early Rouge
|
Determinate
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Regular
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Flattened globe with pink-red fruit. Good flavour and yield.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Egg
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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2-3 oz. egg shaped fruit. Good tasting and very high yields. Well worth trying.
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Red
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Small
|
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Emerald Evergreen
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Medium-large olive green fruits ripen to a brighter shade of green with a golden tint. Great taste.
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Green
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Medium
|
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Enterprise
|
Determinate
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Regular
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Round fruit is great in salads. Very high yields of uniform sized 2-4 oz. fruit.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Espas
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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Moderate yields of huge yellow fruit. Nice, mellow taste with low acid.
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Yellow
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Large
|
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Flame
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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A large bi-colour that looks great when sliced. Doesn't keep well.
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Bi
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Large
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Gasper's Red Zebra
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Similar to Red Zebra but fruit is lighter coloured when ripe. Good taste.
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Bi
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Medium
|
|
German
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Large, meaty tomatoes can weigh over a pound. Good flavour and yield.
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Red
|
Large
|
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German Golden Ball
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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Baseball sized smooth orange fruits. Very good taste.
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Orange
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Medium
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German Head
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Firm, meaty basball sized fruit. Good yields.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Ghost Cherry
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
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Produces lots of cream coloured 2 oz. Golf ball sized fruit.
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White
|
Cherry
|
|
Giant Paste
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
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Big round fruits are very fleshy with few seeds. Good for canning or sauce.
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Red
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Medium
|
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Glory of Moldova
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Determinate
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Regular
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4 oz. golf ball sized fruit. Huge yields.
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Pink
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Small
|
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Golden Queen
|
Determinate
|
Regular
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Good yields of nicely coloured fruit. Good taste and yields.
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Yellow
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Medium
|
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Goldie Boy
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
One of the best producers of baseball sized, dark orange, tasty fruit.
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Orange
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Medium
|
|
Grahams Good Keeper
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Medium sized fruits are good fresh, frozen or in sauces. Keeps very well.
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Red
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Medium
|
|
Great White
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Vigorous growth habit. Large creamy/white fruit has low acid flesh. Very good flavour; high yields. Fruit can exceed 1 lb. To get larger fruit pinch off some of the blossoms, otherwise you'll end up with small fruit.
|
White
|
Large
|
|
Green Sausage
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
This variety is getting popular on road side stands. It's about 3 inches long and is green with reddish stripes. An eye catcher.
|
Green
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Medium
|
|
Green Velvet
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Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
The skin is yellow and green and the flesh is a beautiful lime green. Wonderful flavour and huge yields. This one won a taste test with my neighbours a few years ago.
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Green
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Medium
|
|
Hillbilly
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Big bi-coloured fruits are yellow with a red blush on the blossom end.
|
Bi
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Large
|
|
Hog Heart
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A banana shaped, solid, meaty paste variety. Good yields.
|
Red
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Medium
|
|
Japanese
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Good yields of small red fruit. I don't know if it's really from Japan or not.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Jewish
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Large heart shaped fruits weigh 1-2 lbs. Excellent flavour; good yields.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Kewalo
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
From Hawaii so handles heat very well. Good taste, average yields.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Large Red
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
This was the first tomato seed offered for sale by the Shakers pre 1830. Full flavoured and juicy. At one time this was by far the most popular variety in America.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Linda Yate's Greek
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Great tasting fruit. Plants tend to sprawl so staking would help.
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Pink
|
Large
|
|
Livingston Beauty
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Actually, it's not a beauty at all to look at. Oblate shaped 12 oz. fruit. Good taste. Moderate production.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Longkeeper
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Good production of paste type fruit. Flavour is average but it has a very long shelf life.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Lutescent
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Unusual looking plants have a yellowish tinge. Flowers are white and the round fruit ripens from yellow to orange to red. An unusual variety.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Mac Pink
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Excellent taste in a very attractive tomato. Very good yields.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Marvel Stripe
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Fruits are above average in size with yellow stripes.
|
Bi
|
Medium
|
|
Mennonite Heirloom Cherry
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Dark orange cherry tomatoes with great flavour.
|
Orange
|
Cherry
|
|
Mexico
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Excellent sweet flavour. Productive.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Missouri Love Apple
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Solid, medium sized 8 oz. fruits. Very attractive....it really does look like an apple.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Montreal Best
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Compact vines producelots of 4 oz. red fruit. Flavour is excellent. A Canadian heirloom variety. Productive. Oneo f our favourites.
|
Red
|
Small
|
|
Montreal Tasty
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
An excellent variety. Fruit has great flavour, and yield is good.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Moonglow
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
A very beautiful productive tomato. Firm, flavourful bright orange fruits.
|
Orange
|
Medium
|
|
Moskovich
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Excellent yields of 4 to 5 oz. Uniform, round smooth fruit. Produces consistently until killed by frost. Excellent shelf life without being tough skinned.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Mule Team
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Large plants produce many fruits with great tomato flavour. Blemish free and disease resistant.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Mystery Tomatoes
|
Any
|
Any
|
These are a mixture of seeds....you could get anything! There are about 50 seeds in a packet and they could be any variety, colour, size, etc.
|
Any
|
Any
|
|
New Hampshire Surecrop
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
I acquired this one from Plant Gene Resources a few years ago. It's a good one- very uniform and productive; excellent taste.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
New Jersey Championship
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
This variety won the tomato trials at the New Jersey State fair many years ago. I can believe it- the fruits are uniform, yields are high, and the taste is good.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
New Jersey Devil
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A horn shaped paste variety. Pretty good yields.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
New Paste
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Very firm round fruit keeps well after picking. Good for sauces or canning.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
New Zealand Pear
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
4 oz. pear shaped fruits. Good taste and yields.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
OG-50
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Developed in Canada for the canning industry. Good yields and taste.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Old Brooks
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A beefsteak type. Very good yields. Fruits are more acidic than most and are good for canning as well as eating fresh.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Opalka
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Introduced about 1900 to Amsterdam, NY from Poland. An 5 inch banana shaped paste variety. Very few seeds. Foliage is somewhat wispy. Productive. Blight resistant.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Oxheart
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
An heirloom dating back to 1925. Large, heart shaped pink fruit with very few seeds. Excellent sweet flavour.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Paul Robeson
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Nice uniformly shaped fruit. Productive. Typical black tomato flavour.
|
Black
|
Medium
|
|
Pink Grapefruit
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Lovely dark pink large fruits. Not very productive but extremely good flavour.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Pink Lady
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Good sized, tasty pink fruit. Good production.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Ponderosa
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Plants get quite large and like support. Large, meaty, flavourful fruits have a small seed cavity. A very old variety- it used to be grown at Upper Canada Village.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Precocibec
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Another Canadian variety developed for the canning industry. Good taste.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Prudens Purple
|
Indeterminate
|
Potato
|
Large, purple tomatoes have an absolutely exquisite taste. A very old variety. Does well in cooler climates.
|
Purple
|
Large
|
|
Purple Calabash
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
I got a few of these tomatoes from my friend Vicki Emlaw a couple of years ago and they have to be the ugliest tomato I've ever seen. But they taste great! Pick off some of the blossoms so you get bigger fruit. A must for the serious tomato lover.
|
Purple
|
Medium
|
|
Purple Russian
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
The tomatoes I got were more red than purple, but they have great taste and are very productive.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Red Beauty
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Huge yields and great flavour. Fruits were uniform in size and kept well.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Redfield Beauty
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
High yields of 6-8 oz. fruits. Fruit may drop from the vine when ripe.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Redstone
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Very productive, small firm red fruit. I haven't tried bottling it but I think it would be well suited for it.
|
Red
|
Small
|
|
Riesentraube
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A German heirloom and the translation is Giant Grape. Grows in clusters of 6 to 10 1 oz fruits that have a small point on the bottom. Extremely prolific. Sweet/tart flavour. Grown by the Pennsylvania Dutch as early as 1856.
|
Red
|
Cherry
|
|
Rose Beauty
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Fruit is pale yellow with rose coloured streaks on the blossom end. Good flavour; moderate production. A very pretty tomato.
|
Bi
|
Medium
|
|
Rose of Berne
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Attractive pink fruits have firm flesh and good taste.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Rosie's
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Originally from Italy. Skins are quite thick so keeps well after picking.
|
Red
|
Small
|
|
Rutgers
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Productive baseball sized red fruit. Developed at Rutger's University for the canning industry.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Sandia Gem
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Seeds were supposedly found in a leather pouch on a mountain in Peru and carbon dated to the early 1800s. Great sweet flavour; heavy yields.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Santa Clara Canner
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Fruits can weigh up to a pound. As the name implies, a good canning variety. Easy to peel, firm flesh. Very good yields. Supposed to be an indeterminate but grew more like a determinate for me.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Santiam
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Small red tomatoes are good in salads or eaten fresh.
|
Red
|
Small
|
|
Savignac
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
An heirloom developed in Quebec. Fruit is medium sized, juicy, sweet and pink/rose in colour. Very productive. Vigorous growth; disease resistant.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Sementi
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A fairly large, firm oxheart tomato. I got these from a seed company in France a few years ago.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Sicilian Saucer
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Good yields of absolutely huge fruit with ridges. Good taste.
|
Red
|
X-large
|
|
Snow White
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Productive plants have lots of small, white cherry tomatoes with a pleasant mild flavour.
|
White
|
Cherry
|
|
Southern Nights
|
Indeterminate
|
Potato
|
Unusual colouration with dusky red bottom half and greenish top half. Good producer. Outstanding smokey, tart flavour. An heirloom from Russia.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
ST-11B
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
A Canadian variety. Good taste and yields.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Summerpink
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Big pink fruits have great taste. Quite productive for a large sized tomato.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Super Star
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Good yields; uniform size. Good flavour.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Tangerine
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
8-12 oz. tangerine shaped fruit. Good taste.
|
Orange
|
Medium
|
|
Ten Fingers of Naples
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
6 oz. fruits are gently ribbed so each tomato resembles 10 red fingers. Good taste.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Trent
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton in 1967. Very good production of good tasting baseball sized tomatoes originally used in the canning industry.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Trimson
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Developed at the Smithfield Research Station near Trenton in 1972. Very good production of good tasting baseball sized tomatoes originally used in the canning industry. Yields a little later than Trent but gives a heavier crop.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Turkish
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Fruits are big and have good taste. Yields are average.
|
Orange
|
Medium
|
|
Usabec
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
A very productive, uniform sized tomato that would be good for bottling.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Varibest
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
An excellent tasting and productive mid season tomato. Fruits are very uniform in size.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
White Potato Leaf
|
Indeterminate
|
Potato
|
8-12 oz. good tasting fruit. White flesh and skin. Good yields.
|
White
|
Medium
|
|
White Queen
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Baseball sized white fruit has excellent tart acid flavour. High yields.
|
White
|
Medium
|
|
Wisconsin 55
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Developed for the canning industry. Yields are good, above average taste.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
World Record
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Fruits are 2-3 in. across and have excellent taste. Very good yields.
|
Red
|
Large
|
|
Yellow Stuffer
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
This looks like a yellow bell pepper. The inside is almost hollow so it's great for stuffing.
|
Yellow
|
Medium
|
|
Yorkbec
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
Good tasting average sized tomatoes. Developed in Quebec for the canninig industry.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Late
|
|
Variety
|
Type
|
Leaves
|
Description
|
Color
|
Size
|
|
Amish Paste
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
An old Amish variety that dates back to at least the 1800s. Probably the best paste tomato we grow. Very meaty. Good yields of 5-6 oz. Oblong fruit.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Aunt Ruby's German Green
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Pale green 1 lb fruits may have a pink blush on the blossom end. Good taste and yields.
|
Green
|
Large
|
|
Beaute Blanche du Canada
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Good producer of medium sized white fruit. Plants will grow to 3 feet high if staked.
|
White
|
Large
|
|
Big Rainbow
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A huge bi-colour. Modest yields but very pretty.
|
Bi
|
Large
|
|
Black Pineapple
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Huge black tomatoes. Small yields. Doesn't keep long after picking.
|
Black
|
Large
|
|
Carbon
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Beautiful dark purple-brown tomato with olive coloured flesh. Productive. Fruits are very firm, and crack resistant.
|
Purple
|
Large
|
|
Caro Rich
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Deep orange 3 inch fruits with good flavour. Very prolific. Developed by Purdue University and has a high beta carotene content.
|
Orange
|
Medium
|
|
German Red Strawberry
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Large fruits are shaped likea big strawberry. Often has green shoulders when ripe. Very meaty flesh.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Green Giant
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Huge green fruit. Low yields, but a nice novelty tomato.
|
Green
|
Large
|
|
Green Grape
|
Determinate
|
Regular
|
A novel plant that produces lots of one inch, great tasting green fruit.
|
Green
|
Cherry
|
|
Grightmire's Pride
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
An oxheart type. Average yields, good flavour.
|
Pink
|
Medium
|
|
Hungarian Pink Heart
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Huge tomatoes with great flavour. Good yields.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Kellogg's Breakfast
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Huge yellow-orange fruits can reach 2 lbs. Juicy and meaty with delicious rich flavour.
|
Yellow
|
X-large
|
|
Macedonian
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A big pink tomato with very good taste. Yields are quite good.
|
Pink
|
Large
|
|
Mammoth German Gold
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
Huge, multi coloured fruit. Good taste but deteriorates very quickly after picking.
|
Orange
|
X-large
|
|
Marglobe
|
Indeterminate
|
Regular
|
A flattened, globe shaped canning type. Disease resistant red fruit.
|
Red
|
Medium
|
|
Mortgage Lifter
|
Indeterminate
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Regular
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Dates from the 1940s. Good producer of very large, firm fruit. A meaty and vigorous red beefsteak type. Great flavour and fruits have few seeds.
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Red
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Large
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Nebraska Wedding
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Beautiful 3 inch ball shaped, firm orange fruits have excellent flavour. High yields. Quite meaty. Crack resistant.
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Orange
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Medium
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Orangeheart
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Rich orange skin with orange-red flesh. Rich, fruity sweet flavour.
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Orange
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Medium
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Oxheart Orange
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very nice 12-16 oz. oxheart type fruit. Good yields.
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Orange
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Large
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Peppermint
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Robust vines can grow to more than 4 feet. Very large fruit can exceed a pound.Low acid with good flavour.
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Bi
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Large
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Peron Sprayless
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very productive 5 foot plants with lots of baseball sized deep red fruit. Disease resistant, blemish free and great flavour. Keeps well after picking and has a high vitamin C content. Originally from Argentina. I was impressed with this one.
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Red
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Medium
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Persimmon
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Huge, ribbed, yellow tomatoes. Very good flavour, but not a good keeper.
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Yellow
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Large
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Polish
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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An heirloom variety from Poland. Large, heavy pink skinned fruit with excellent sweet flavour. Productive.
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Pink
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Large
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Pritchard's Scarlet Topper
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Determinate
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Regular
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Very nice tasting tomatoes. Sometimes has green shoulders. I got this one because I liked the name but it's a pretty good tomato.
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Red
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Medium
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Red Belly
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very large fruits can reach 2 lbs. Skin is yellow with a red bottom and red streaks up the sides. Very good, non-acidic flavour. Keeps better than other bi-colours.
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Bi
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X-large
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Red Brandywine
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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The heirloom standard for taste comparisons. Needless to say, the taste is excellent. Fruits are medium sized, and quite late. Productive. Dates from prior to 1885.
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Red
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Large
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Rose Heirloom
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A good producer of large tasty pink fruit. The plant tends to sprawl a bit so would do better caged or staked.
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Pink
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Large
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Yellow Bell
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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A yellow paste heirloom that dates from the 1800s.Pear shaped fruits are 4 to 5 inches long. Flesh is dry and meaty with a light, sweet flavour. Productive.
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Yellow
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Large
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Yellow Brandywine
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Indeterminate
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Potato
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Great tasting yellow fruits. Moderate production.
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Yellow
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Medium
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Yellow Heartstock
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Indeterminate
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Regular
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Very good tasting large yellow tomatoes.
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Yellow
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Large
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